About Me

Proform Sport Science is owned and run by myself, Dr Howard Hurst. Over the past 20 years I have held several lecturing positions at colleges and universities. For the past 15 years I have worked full time as a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Exercise & Nutritional Scientist at the University of Central Lancashire and as a result of my work and research with teams and individual athletes over the years decided to set up Proform Sport Science in 2015 to provide expert consultancy on performance nutrition and coaching.

Previous consultancy roles:

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Over the years I have been privileged to worked with athletes and teams at all levels from beginner to professional and provided sport science and nutritional support to the following sports and teams:​

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Team Madison-Genesis Professional Cycling

Team Wiggins Professional Cycling

GB Age Group Triathletes

Wigan Warrior RLFC

Preston North End FC

Bolton Wanderers FC

Swedish National and Olympic Mountain Bike teams

Elite & Amatuer Marathon and ultra-marathon runners

Road Cyclists

Qualifications and accreditation:

Phd in Sport Science

M.Phil Sport Science

BSc (Hons) Sport, Physical Education and IT (1st Class)

Post Graduate Certificate for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

ISAK Level 1 Anthropometrist

Registered Nutritionist for Sport (RNutr) with the Association for Nutrition

As an athlete, I have over 25 years of racing experience in running and cycling and now competes in triathlons at all distances from Sprint to Ironman and have completed running events from 5km to 80km ultra marathons. This has given me a wealth of personal, practical experience to back up my academic qualifications.